Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-30
THE e. A. R. ENCAMPM ENT.
LIVELY TIMES AND STIRRING SCENES
AT ST. LOUIS.
The Parade One of the Best Although
Seen in Heavy Rain-Reviewed by
Distinguished Commanders-An-
nual Meeting OF the w. Il. G.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, 27-The heavy and in
cessant rain of the past two days has
caused the postponement of the grand
parades of the 6. a. X. set down for yes
terday, until to-day at 10 a. m Every
body has kept close to his hotel, and the
scenes indoors have been lively. The
rank and file quTtered in tents, have
suffered great venience from the
weather. Atthe hour set for the parade,
although the raining was falling heavily,
the enthusiasm of the boys in blue WAS
such that the procession was one OF the
largest ever seen at an annual encamp-
ment, il being fully an hour and half
passing given point.
The head of the procession reached the
Grand Army arch that spans Olive street
Twelfth at noon. Commander-in-C Chief
| tairchild, Gen. Sherman, eX-Nice- Presi-
dent Hannibal Hamlin the wal governors
and other distinguished guests lett the
carriages ana took positions in the grand
stand just east of thu arch. Across the
| street facing the grand stand Grand Mar
| Shal Grler and staff sat in their saddles
while the rain increased in volume and
| for an hour and half poured down on
the heads of the passing soldiers. The
| Missourls contingent was % minutes IN
passing, the Illinois - minutes, the
Kansas IL and other States were rep
resented by posts and regiments. Along
the line of march were thousands
of the boys in blue who thought it too
wet to march. In the balcony of the grand
stand Commander-in-chief Fairchild and
| Gen. Sherman were partly protected from
the storm and bowed to the boys as they
passed acknowledging continually the
rouSing cheers that went up from each
post as they filed by in company front
Org DnH h.af III
divisions marched a colored post, their ga
| lutes invariably being the signal for ap-
plause from those i'll the grand stand
which were several times taken up by the
| crowd and prolonged into a hearty cheer.
| Throughout the column an occasional
warrior carried a cane or pole on which
was dangling chicken, leg of mutton,
side of bacon, cabbage, or some other
| representation OF a fOragng expedition
or commlsSary stores. AS the right OF the
line reached the destination the troops
| broke ranks and hastened back to the
reviewing stand to get a glimpse of the
commanders. They came with such a
rush that 1t threatened the destruction of
the rest of the column. The mounted
staff of the Illinois division soon forced a
way through the crowd and cleared the
passage. At 1880 O'Clock the Sons OF Vet
eraus brought up the rear and the crowd
made 4 rush for the grand stand to see and
/ shake hands with Uncle Billy" The
general refused to pond to the numer-
GUS calls for speech, and finding an op-
poriunty he slipped utO his carriage and
! was quickly driven away
the third national convention OF the
Woman Et'i-t corps met at Harmonic
/ hall at 10 % clock. Pcs. dent Mrs Eliza
beth DARN klme'7 rep%I for the past
year shows large increase in member
ship. IN June, l,Nj, there were SOL corps,
with membership of $500; in June,
1857. there were l35s CORDS with A mem